McKinley Elementary School                    

   Watertown, South Dakota

   "Enabling All Students to Succeed in an Ever-Changing World"

 

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General Information

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  • 20012- 2003 Enrollment: 326 students
     
  • Average Class Size: 23 students
     
  • Average Daily Attendance: 312 students
     
  • Administrator: Darrell Stacey
     
  • Parent Contacts: Dan Mullin, Annette DeVille, Susan Davis, Kim Johnson and Tammy Boes
     
  • Business Partners: Plains Commerce Bank and Office Systems Inc. (OSI)
     
  • School Motto: "Believe in Yourself! You never know what you can do until you try."
     
  • School Colors: Red and Blue

The McKinley School staff believe that, with the help of the home and community, we can provide students with the opportunity to:

  • Attend school in a safe and caring environment
  • Learn pertinent skills with carry-over for later use in life
  • Experience success-oriented programming
  • Have a continuous and coordinated curriculum
  • Develop a self-awareness and positive self-image
  • Develop positive peer group relationships and experiences
  • Initiate self-motivation

To enable students to achieve these goals, they should be provided with:

  • A variety of programs in our schools to develop knowledge of opportunities available in society.
  • Opportunity for a sound, basic education necessary for an individual to function in society.
  • Adequate facilities for instruction, keeping in mind class size, availability of materials, relevancy of textbooks and classroom setting.
  • Instruction that is student centered, recognizing individual needs, differences, and abilities.
  • Opportunity to develop citizenship skills as a part of a student's education.
  • Opportunity to practice acceptable social skills.

BOYS TOWN EDUCATIONAL MODEL 

McKinley Elementary School uses the Boys Town Educational Model to assist our students with learning social skills and helping them learn how to be productive members of the community. Boys Town Educational Model is a specific program that teaches school staff how to communicate more effectively with students and how to consistently handle discipline situations. The entire Watertown School District uses the Boys Town Educational Model and school administrator's are trained in the Administrative Intervention process.

CONFERENCES

Parent-teacher conferences are held at the end of 1st and 3rd quarters. At that time the report card is discussed with the parent. The school believes the conference is beneficial because it provides the parents and teachers an opportunity to share information that will be of assistance in working with the child. Parents or teachers may request additional conferences if necessary. 

GRADE SCHOOL BULLETIN

A monthly newsletter, "McKinley School News" is sent home at the beginning of each month. This newsletter includes a calendar, recent school news, upcoming events, and other school-related information. 

REPORT CARDS

Report cards are shared with parents at the first quarter conference and are sent home with children in grades 1-6 at the end of quarters two, three, and four. Mid-term reports for students in grades 4-6 are sent home for each nine-week grading period. 

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